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R
Javascript (d3.js)
C++
Python
Bash
SQL
AWK

Open Source Contributions

All projects available at github.com/nstrayer/<name>

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See full CV at nickstrayer.me/cv for more complete list of positions and publications.

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Last updated on 2020-04-27.

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Nick Strayer

I have made visualizations viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, sped up query times for 25 terabytes of data by an average of 4,800 times, and built packages for R that let you do magic.

Currently searching for a position that allows me to build tools leveraging a combination of visualization, machine learning, and software engineering to help people explore and understand their data in new and useful ways.

Education

B.S., Mathematics, Statistics (minor C.S.)

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

2015 - 2011

  • Thesis: An agent based model of Diel Vertical Migration patterns of Mysis diluviana

PhD. Candidate, Biostatistics

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

N/A

  • Working on Bayesian network models & interactive visualization platforms
  • University Graduate Fellow

Selected Positions

Data Science Researcher

Data Science Lab

Johns Hopkins University

2018 - 2017

  • Building R Shiny applications in the contexts of wearables and statistics education.
  • Work primarily done in R Shiny and Javascript (node and d3js).

Data Journalist - Graphics Department

New York Times

New York, New York

2016

  • Reporter with the graphics desk covering topics in science, politics, and sport.
  • Work primarily done in R, Javascript, and Adobe Illustrator.

Graduate Research Assistant

TBILab (Yaomin Xu’s Lab)

Vanderbilt University

N/A

  • Primarily working with large EHR and Biobank datasets.
  • Developing network-based methods to investigate and visualize clinically relevant patterns in data.

Selected Writing

Using AWK and R to Parse 25tb

LiveFreeOrDichotomize.com

N/A

2019

  • Story of parsing large amounts of genomics data.
  • Provided advice for dealing with data much larger than disk.
  • Reached top of HackerNews.

The Traveling Metallurgist

LiveFreeOrDichotomize.com

N/A

2017

  • Pure javascript implementation of traveling salesman solution using simulated annealing.
  • Allows reader to customize the number and location of cities to attempt to trick the algorithm.

The Great Student Migration

The New York Times

N/A

2016

  • Most shared and discussed article from the New York Times for August 2016.